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Opponent: No. 12 James Madison

Moneyline: Wisconsin (-218)

The Wisconsin Badgers climbed as high as No. 6 in the AP poll during a 16-4 start to the season that included a home win against Marquette and a road victory over Michigan State. However, they looked like a shell of that team down the stretch with a 3-8 finish to the regular season.

The Badgers snapped out of it during the Big Ten tournament when they beat Northwestern behind a career-high 30 points from leading scorer AJ Storr and then upset No. 1 seed Purdue to reach the title game, where they lost to Illinois.

So, which Wisconsin team will show up for the NCAA tournament?

The Badgers don't like to push the tempo, and that's a big part of James Madison's game. The Dukes ranked No. 35 in KenPom's adjusted tempo metric.

If the James Madison team that beat then-No. 4 Michigan State in the season opener shows up Friday, the Badgers could be sent packing.

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